comedy

Three O’Clock High is a 1987 high-school comedy film, directed by Phil Joanou, written by Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas Szollosi, and produced by Aaron Spelling.

black comedy

Three O'Clock High is a 1987 American high-school black comedy from Universal Pictures, produced by David E. Vogel, directed by Phil Joanou, that stars Casey Siemaszko as a meek high school student who is coerced into fighting a much larger and intimidating transfer student with a prior bad reputation.

by Phil Joanou, written by Richard Christian Matheson and , and produced by Aaron Spelling Thomas Szollosi

Three O’Clock High is a 1987 high-school comedy film, directed by Phil Joanou, written by Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas Szollosi, and produced by Aaron Spelling.

a funny suburban high school comedy

Three O’clock High is a funny suburban high school comedy straight out of the eighties and while it hits all the archetypes of the genre and the era, the era translates well to modern audiences thanks to the era's farcical handling of so many other genres.

a surprisingly good satire on the teen comedy genre that stands apart from the Hughes-era teen comedies the film is often lumped together with

Directed by Phil Joanou who is better known for Jerry's work with rock icons U2 (Rattle & Hum), Three O’clock High is a surprisingly good satire on the teen comedy genre that stands apart from the Hughes-era teen comedies the film is often lumped together with.

a teenage-themed film that neither humiliates nor chastises a teenage-themed film's audience

Three O’Clock High is a teenage-themed film that neither humiliates nor chastises a teenage-themed film's audience.

three types of musical styles

The album itself falls into three types of musical styles.

one of the decade ’s most visually inventive comedies

THREE O’CLOCK HIGH is one of the decade’s most visually inventive comedies, and the cast plays the heightened reality at the perfect pitch.

a 1987 high school comedy that quietly came out and quickly left movie theaters without getting much notice

Three O’Clock High is a 1987 high school comedy that quietly came out and quickly left movie theaters without getting much notice.

a repeat-viewing type of film filled with drama, action, and predominantly comedy all centered around high schooler Jerry Mitchell and high schooler Jerry Mitchell's 3 O’clock high school challenge

Three O’Clock High (1987) was a repeat-viewing type of film filled with drama, action, and predominantly comedy all centered around high schooler Jerry Mitchell and high schooler Jerry Mitchell's 3 O’clock high school challenge.

one of the more fun, semi-forgotten teen films of the 1980s

Three O'Clock High is one of the more fun, semi-forgotten teen films of the 1980s.

one of the smartest teen films I’ve seen in a long

Three O’Clock High is one of the smartest teen films I’ve seen in a long, long while.

hip hop, rap and pop

The genres are hip hop, rap and pop.

crime

The main genres are crime, fantasy, romance, science fiction, western, inspirational, historical fiction and horror.

pop

a more mainstream pop musical style has a length of three minutes and nineteen seconds.

heroic poem

The main genres are high (ode, heroic poem) and low (comedy, satire, fable, and idyll).

romance

The genres include romance, mystery, humor, fantasy, horror and science fiction.

night music

Nonetheless, the subject contains a night music characteristic:

action, alternative documentary

The genres include action, alternative documentary, animation, comedy, fantasy, history, martial arts, police drama, science fiction, suspense and urban drama.

music variety

This series was an attempt at a late-night talk and music variety series.